Blame Acfinin

' . Three Co-ordincrtors quit inin. No. 22 Acf Vol. 3, Blame Tuesday, January 22, 1974 for itsstru€ture By Tom Green light of the available money in the divi- Three Creative Arts program co- NUMBER COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY sion". ordinators resigned on December 21, Mr. Ross also added, the chairman of forcing the division to review its adminis- the division should have given each of his trative structure. program co-ordinators a job description The three, Mike Gudz from Photography, on what he felt the job involved. Tim Stanley from Interior Design and Ed All three feel the position of co- Thibodeau from Fine Arts, all said a ordinator should be revised or abolished lack of an adequate job description and within the division. Mr. Thibodeau would frustration with the administration were like to see the responsibilities of the job their main reasons for resigning. spread out amongst the staff and Mr. Mr. Thibodeau said he never had a clear Stanley would like to see it abolished. idea of his responsibilities and authority A program co-ordinator receives an as co-ordinator. "People would tell me, extra $500 each year and Mr. Thibodeau this is a part of your job, and soon I said this works out to about seven dollars found I was spending more time as a co- each week. He added he could make that ordinator than I was with my students." up in a semester by teaching night school Mr. Gudz added there was a lot of room : Dave Chesterton, department chairman, for interpretation of the job. "The job said he plans to review the co-ordinator just can't be done effectively until there and his role in the division because, "in is a job description and int^rity within a completely free-wheeling division like the job," he said. ours, there is no need for anyone except "If someone gives you $500 for a piece the chairman". of equipment and then takes $200 for some- "We are different from other depart- thing else, this is a lack of int^rity' ments" said Mr. Chesterton. "In our said Mr. Gudz. area, the administration system is not Mr. Stanley said they had requested a for us. What's fine for us, doesn't meeting with the Dean but, "he didn't necessarily work for creative arts." seem to understand our problems". "Other departments in the school are "When you put in positive requests and happy with the percentage grading you receive no answer, when you put in system", said Mr. Chestertrai, "as far and requisition, and the opposite from what as we're concerned, it is either pass or you wanted comes in, then you get fail. The responsibility of giving a zero frustrated," said Mr. Stanley. or a four falls on the co-ordinator." One example of this was a purchase Mr. Gudz disagrees with this. "When I order Mr. Thibodeau put in on December 5. give a student a failing grade, he can "When I got back last week, I phoned the always go one higher and get the ^rade supplier to see if he had received it. He changed". told me he got it on January 2." Mr. Chesterton says the department has Jack Ross, Dean of Creative Arts, said been discussing its structure and some he understood the problems they were faculty feel the department should separate having with their budgets because "we'd from the College and form its own school of all like a little more money. So when design. purchases are made they are made in "We have done a survey ofall the major schools of design in England, Europe and major cities of the U.S., and they are all in an autonomous situation," said Mr. New V.p; Chesterton. He added Sheridan College in Oakville has its own school of design which is acclaimed funded by the Ontario Crafts Foundation Humber's young Houdini, Herbie Becker Kardeen, at a performance for a Cine stu- and the Ministry of Education. By Patti Vipond "Give us our own autonomy and we'll dent show for children in the IMC studio before Christmas. (See page 6 for story.) Bob Murray was acclaimed to the office be flexible", said Mr. Chesterton. Photo by Shaun McLaughlin of Student Union vice-president January 14 by the SU cabinet. Four ice rinks Mr. Murray, a second year Business Slip-year financing student, was the only applicant for the position December 21. hockey, pleasure "There are a lot of things I want to = see done," said Mr. Murray, who be- Less students $ came aware of many project possibil- planned for fall ities while Business division chairman. McLaughlin By Shaun the 340 extra students expected next year. think SU members just sit around "People By next September, Humber will have laid off and some pro- "If there is a shortage of money," money and things." Staff could be and collect a new neighbor, a $3.2 million ice arena if there is a said Mr. Horne, "the first thing to go his duties as vice-president grams dropped at Humber Though with four rinks. enrollment next would be 'non-human programs' such as the SU Constitution, Mr. substantial increase in are stated in Chestwood Arena Ltd. will begin con- the printing of publicity brochures. Next will mold his job to fit year. Murray said he struction of the new complex in April, administrative vice-pre- would come some staff cuts in non- he wants to be responsible Derek Home, the duties said Allen Moses, secretary -treasurer, and essential areas, such as extra typists will include acting sident, said the Ministry of Colleges for. These duties managing-director and part-owner of the slip-year fin- or some of the custodial staff. After all SU committee meet- Universities will be using as chairman of operation. determine much money that would come the suspension of some and overseeing all social activities. ancing to how ings Called Westwood Arena, it wiU be year. educational programs which are low on pushy, I feel I can Colleges and Universities get next "Without being located on Carrier Drive, off Humber funded numbers of students. well enough to get things By this method, all provinclally handle people College Blvd., one street west of High- post-secondary institutions will be given done. I also feel only a few people could "There is a liipit to how much staff way 27. in proportion to the myself being one," Mr. Murray money next year, do this, first two rinks will be completed you can eli minate." said Mr. Horne . The number of students they have this year. commented." "some people such as heating plant engi- by August 15 and the remaining two by neers, September 15. "Colleges such as Humber, whose en- some custodians and maintenance At present, Mr. Murray is involved staff, the The arena will contain a ground lobby, rollment increases every year, are hard College president and the like with the planning and operation of "Winter are indispensible. a congregation area.a glassed-in viewing hit by slip-year financing," said Mr. Madness Week" which will be in Feb- lounge on the second floor, a 28 -foot snack Colleges with static or Though this year has been better Home. "Only "The very last thing ruary. we would do," bar, a skate-sharpening room and an ice will benefit. At said the SU still can't decreasing growth Hum- said Mr. Horne, tj than most, he "would be regulate control office. There will be a sporting financing is a liability." students interested in help- ber, slip-year our enrollment or lay-off teachers. get enough We goods shop, ticket booths, 20 equipment said, "if have increased with the preparation of such projects. Mr. Home we might have to ing borrow money first," he a private meeting place and park- year, will only people want to get paid for their rooms, enrollment next Humber said. "Most ing for 650 cars, as well. get money to fund the number of students work, but even the staff on the Student to Mr. "We would like Humber to take as we have this year, thus there will be a The one ray of hope, according Union don't get paid. I quit my job to much ice-time as they can," he said. shortage of money." Horne, is that the ministry will grant have enough time to work here, and I like Rick Bendera, director of Humber's Humber has approximately 4,200 day- extra money to Colleges Humber feel it's worth it," said Mr. Murray. Athletics Department, said, "If the price time students this year, according to Phil which have increased enrollment. He same meeting Rob Keiiaway was service is right, we'll use it, and Karpetz, associate registrar, and is ex- said they might grant money, maybe not; At the and to fill the Business chairman- if not, we won't." pecting an eight per cent increase in if they did it would be going against the elected vacated by Mr. Murray. Mr. Keii- buys ice-time from the Bor- enrollment for next year. economy measures of slip- year financing. ship Humber Business division representative ough of Etobicoke's Centennial Park and Under the terms of slip-year financing, "Maybe they will at least give us half of away was SU cabinet. Pine Point arenas now. the College will not receive money for the difference," he added. in the 1 I , . Page 2, Coven, Tuesday, January 22, 1974 "? Tin foil caper foiled By Nancy Grice Kathryn Barber is up to her armpits in tinfoil discarded from old cigarette packages.

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